Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said the tree-enriched areas of the country was 19 per cent before 11-12 years but now it stands more than 24 per cent and at the same time, the population of the country has increased at same percentages. He mentioned the infrastructures of the cities and district towns have gradually expanded and so we should preserve the forest areas and natural beauties to help facilitate the environment.

Dr Hasan also joint secretary of Awami League (AL) central committee said Bangladesh is a very small country and most densely populated where more than 1100 people reside in one square meter areas. He mentioned that the per capita agriculture land in Bangladesh is most minimum level and despite the minimum agriculture lands, Bangladesh became self sufficient in food productions which is rare example across the world and as well as it is also a case study of World Food Organisation.

He said these as chief guest while addressing the reunion function of the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science Alumni Association of Chattogram University (CU) yesterday. He said the impact of climate change effect is visible and per capita land is at most minimum level in our country and how we have attained self-sufficiency in food production is a miracle to the world community.

It became possible because of our land is very fertile and percentage of biodiversity is very high as well as good governance of the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dr Hasan expressed dissatisfaction over the hill cutting in the name of development of communication sector. Information minister said government organisations should be more careful to save the environment and some government agencies would not look after the environment cause properly.

He expressed strange mentioning that a responsible government body like Chattogram Development Authority cuts down 300 feet high hills beside Asian Women University for creating a new road which gives me pains severely. The minister also told that the beauty of Chattogram is naturally enriched hills and the development works of the city may be done preserving the hills. But the government agency like CDA, two years earlier indiscriminately cut down the hills for road development which is not acceptable at all.